The ratio between the two was pretty flat for the first half of the 20th century, and then soared in the 1960s and 1970s, as the baby boomers left college (see chart).

两类储户间的比值关系在20世纪上半叶非常平稳，到了60年代和70年代，当婴儿潮时期出生的一代人走出大学时，这个比值开始急剧飙升。

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On the supply side (chart 2, bottom panel), the main source of new gold-what is dug out of the world's goldmines-has been flat or declining.

在供给方面(图2，下半部分)，从世界各地的金矿开采出来黄金是新的黄金的主要来源，这部分数量已经趋平或者说在下降。

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Compare the chart of the Yuan vs. Dollar with any other currency. See how flat it is? That is only possible via manipulation.

把人民币与美元汇率的图表和其他任何货币作比较。看看多么平滑？这唯一可以通过操纵达到。

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The projection provided a solution to a puzzle that had troubled mapmakers since the world was recognized as a sphere: How does one represent the curved surface of the globe on a flat chart?

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TSMC's business was actually flat (see chart).

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